style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
understood; I see; OK; present; here
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
hospitalization; hospitalisation
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
the other day; a few days ago
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
leaving work (office, school) early
entering and leaving hospital
new leaves; fresh verdure
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
postoperative; after surgery
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right